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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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